The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-10-15
Br0adbrimS New york Letter.
Special to the CARBON ADVOCATE.

bIUduDrlIuS NGW LUX hGllGr.
Special TO the CARBON ADVOCATE.
There be wives and wives, and husbands
and husbands, and right here we have a
choice assortment of both, and from the
records of the Courts this week 1t is evil
dent that the so-called weaker sex are not
always the sufferers.
A case In point was tried on Wednesday
last, where wife had her husband arrest
cd for assault and battery and non-support.
He was poor, attenuated little anatomy,
that hundred pound weight in the oppos-
lite scale would have sent flying up like a
shuttlecock, while his poor injured wife
was a good healthy beefy looking woman
who wore forty-eight inch belt-ribbon and
would make the steel-yards look sick at
two hundred and fifty. The brutal hus
band was dressed In a linen dcster that
looked as though it might have survived
the perlls of the civil war. and pair of
pants that needed repairing in that portion
which no gentleman likes TO have out of
repair. His feet were encased in pair of
rubbers, and his shirt, Innocent of collar.
was without button at the neck-but this
10 no uncommon case.' The wretched wife
had on fine sealskin sacque, a beaded silk
dress, blooming high hat and feather, gold
bracelets and diamond earrings. She
looked the picture of rosy health, while her
husband had his head tied up in towel,
and looked as though he had been attend
ing q first-class Irish wake. The case was
called, and the lady took the witness stand
the Judge asked her what was the matter?
She said brutal treatment and non. support,
and she wanted her husband sent to the
penitentiary. The Judge told her to state
specifically the circumstances of the as
sault She said that she had been down TO
Coney Island with friend, and being de-
tained till the cars stopped running. she
was unable to get home that night. Next
day when she did get home, her husband
told her that she must not do il again; and
she told him that she'd do 1t as often as
she liked; then he said that he'd leave the
house; aud she told HIM that he shouldn't
do it,-7then he tried to get out and she hit
him over the head with stove litter in self
defense, then she doubled him up under the
table and called policeman, and had him
taken to Jail. CHOW about the non-sup-
portP How long since you received any
money from him?'' 'Last week. .Judqe.
and haven't had a cent since" "How
much did you receive, MADAME" "Only
eighteen dollars, Judge" 'How mucb
does your husband earn per week?" Given
ty dollars, Judge" "Then 1t appears vol,
get the lions shareP" swell, Judge, he
wouldn't tell me What he did with the 9th
er two dollars" Said the Judge, looking
at the pair: "You don't look to be suffer.
ing madam, either for clothes or food.
Have you any means outside of what your
husband gives your mot much, Judge !,
'How much?" "Fiye hundred and eighty
dollars in the Bfeeeker Street Savings Bank
and one hundred and seventy-two in the
Seaman's." "Who owns the house Won
live IMP" 81 do" "How did you get itp''
Husband bought it for me-" "And all
the money you have In the bank he gave
yOuP eyes" ''Now, madam. get ont
OF this court as soon as you possibly can, OIL
l may have to send You to the penitentiary
for assault If your husband will make the
complaint Prisoner, you are discharged. -
The injured wife looked daggers at hel
husband and the judge, and founced out
OF court as much as to say, there is no jus.
tice left in this country.
Another case occurred this week which
was attended with rather serious conse
quences, and that 1t did not result In dread
ful loss OF life, no thanks to the partle,
concerned. A foolish young married wo
man got so infatuated with the theater. that
she took every opportunity to indulge hel
whim, and when her husband returned
home from his work the other night n,
found that his wife had shouldered thu
baby, and had gone of to the theater
Angry at not finding any supper ready h,
started of in rage,and found his wife ant
baby In the gallery among the toughs. II,
Immediately ordered her home; but sh,
had paid her twenty-five cents, and she wa,
determined TO see the thing out. One wore
brought on another, and at last he slappec
her In the face. She had some of the blood
OF our glorious forefathers in her, and sh,
caught him paster under the ear, ther
they grappled, and just at the critical mo
ment when everybody was rushing FORWARD
to see the fight, some fool cried fire TIL,
remembrance of the terrible calamity of th,
burning of the Brooklyn Theater clever
years ago, where nearly three hundred peo
pie lost their lives, made the audience ac
like herd Of frightened deer and the,
rushed for the door pel nell. Womer
tainted, some screamed, and many mel
acted like ours, thinking only of themselves
At last order was restored; the husband
who raised the disturbance was dragged
out by the police, and as he violently re
sisted, they clubbed him soundly, ant
threw him bleeding and blinded in the cell
but his wife saw the play all the same, ant
stopped till the curtain fell on the fifth act
The husband was fined ten dOlars-tha
means weeks work; his beating will la,
him up for couple Of weeks at least 81
that on the whole the lady may conclud,
that she has been indulgIng In very eostl,
amusement.